Getting a new ACL in Decemberish. I opted for the Amsteel graft though. If it's good enough for expert-level self-certified youtubers to use in every conceivable application, it should work fine as a ligament. That's what some guy in a flatbrim told me anyway, and if anything goes wrong, it's just the bury. That's pretty much my offseason, thinking of the big buck I'm gonna kill next year while I rot inside all winter. Having a season off baseball, I'm going to hit fishing so hard next summer. Then I'm gonna kill the biggest buck of my life.
FR I may poke around at other one-stick options. I was one-sticking with a Tethered One stick since 2022, but decided to go back to my modded cam-cleat OG Helium as it's a little easier on the gimpy knee, and in doing so decided I actually like that much better. I fell for the stupid lightness of the Ti tuber, but the cam cleat is just way better than the wraparound cleat. The toe room is a little better. The step spacing is much better. It's worth the extra pound to carry. I lost 40 of them, so what's adding one back? But if there's something out there that will fit the bill, I may bite.
That's probably it for my hunting gear. Don't see changing from the .5, ever, really. That thing is perfection to me. I'll patch and sew my AH Flex until the safety police carry me away in it, love that thing. New bows are just stupid anymore. Arrow and BH setup just kills. As do most of them. Most of these gear talks are just materialistic noise and folly wrapped up in some sort of bizzarre expertise.
I thought I wanted a LWCG Crossover but I can't hack the price tag. I'd still like to see more perfect climbers come out, and I'd really like to see someone revive the Loggy seat design. But I consider that low-priority and more nostalgia based than anything. I like to get in too many trees climbers can't get in. But for quick and dirty hunts, you can't beat the simplicity of a climber.
I am going to get back to work on my shooting. There was a time in my life when elk were a focus that I was deadly out to to 80 yards. Then kids came along, I paused elk hunting, and with it most of my shooting practice. I always limited myself to shots at deer at 35, but not that my level has slipped a bit, those 35 yard shots feel like a real poke now. 20 yards and in, still deadly as ever, but I need to work to get that 20-35 back to where it once was.